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Genomic evidence of positive selection highlights functional divergence associated with environmental resilience in central and West African indigenous cattle

Crossref DOI link: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-30767-y

Published Online: 2025-12-01

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Bitew, Mulusew Kassa

Paguem, Archile

Abanda, Babette

Achukwi, Daniel Mbunka

Manchang, Kingsley Tanyi

Preuß, Siegfried

Hanotte, Olivier

Senczuk, Gabriele

Renz, Alfons

Eisenbarth, Albert

Pilla, Fabio
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Article History

Received: 8 August 2025

Accepted: 27 November 2025

First Online: 1 December 2025

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: The authors declare no competing interests.

: All procedures involving animals were conducted in accordance with relevant national and institutional guidelines for the care and use of animals. Permission for the study and ethical approval were obtained from the Scientific Directorate of the Institute of Agricultural Research for Development (IRAD) in Cameroon, the government’s official research institution responsible for animal health and livestock husbandry. Furthermore, verbal consent was obtained from cattle owners and herdsmen prior to sample collection. This study is reported in accordance with the ARRIVE guidelines ( ).

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